01-19-2011, 06:02 PM
Pog - I'm on the north side of Kaloli Point just in case this doesn't apply to the other side!
It's relatively quick for mobile broadband. I average around 0.8-1Mb/s download (about 0.4 for upload). Sometimes it's worse but sometimes it's quicker. I also have an antenna attached to the USB modem which seems to help but not by too much (it was about $20 from Verizon I think). To put it in other words, it's about 20 to 30 times faster than dialup.
Youtube videos often load OK but sometimes I'll pause them for a minute or so at the start to let them load so I can watch without pausing (don't know what connection you have, but in no way does mobile broadband compare to cable). TV shows - don't know and the same with movies. I have a 5 GB cap so that stuff doesn't get done. It's also expensive - $60 a month, but I have no other choice other than dialup.
I've been traveling a lot recently and have stayed in LA, Tucson and Boston. In all cases the mobile broadband connection was better on Kaloli Point than in those places believe it or not!
Having said all that, I wasn't trying to say how great the mobile broadband is, just that it's a Verizon service and seems to work quite well where I am.
Tom
http://apacificview.blogspot.com/
It's relatively quick for mobile broadband. I average around 0.8-1Mb/s download (about 0.4 for upload). Sometimes it's worse but sometimes it's quicker. I also have an antenna attached to the USB modem which seems to help but not by too much (it was about $20 from Verizon I think). To put it in other words, it's about 20 to 30 times faster than dialup.
Youtube videos often load OK but sometimes I'll pause them for a minute or so at the start to let them load so I can watch without pausing (don't know what connection you have, but in no way does mobile broadband compare to cable). TV shows - don't know and the same with movies. I have a 5 GB cap so that stuff doesn't get done. It's also expensive - $60 a month, but I have no other choice other than dialup.
I've been traveling a lot recently and have stayed in LA, Tucson and Boston. In all cases the mobile broadband connection was better on Kaloli Point than in those places believe it or not!
Having said all that, I wasn't trying to say how great the mobile broadband is, just that it's a Verizon service and seems to work quite well where I am.
Tom
http://apacificview.blogspot.com/